McCormack Salutes Truman As Courageous President
Former House Speaker John W. McCormack lauds Harry Truman’s leadership recalling decisions from World War II and Korea. He cites Truman’s bold use of atomic power and recalls the 1948 election upset, noting Margaret Truman’s account of the bomb decision.
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Boston
John W. McCormack
Harry Truman
Federal
Congress
Sunday Herald Traveler
Sunday Advertiser
Jim Morse
Roosevelt
Hitler
Japan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Truman
McCormack
Morse
Harry
Thomas E. Dewey
John
Margaret Truman
Margaret
Saco District Court Fines Several in Summer Case Log
Saco District Court fined Myles E. Watson 200 dollars for night hunting and 20 dollars for attempting to illuminate wild game. Frederick Rumery 20 dollars for hitchhiking. Timothy A. Clark 20 dollars for hitchhiking. Douglas D. Moors 20 dollars costs with suspension for uninspected vehicle. Maxine G. Aitten 10 dollars for disorderly conduct after dismissal of driving under influence. James D. Reed 20 dollars for speeding. John W. Mulkern 150 dollars and 30 day license loss for driving under influence. Raymond Strew Jr 150 dollars and 30 days license loss for driving under influence. Chesley B. Martin 20 dollars for uninspected vehicle. Armand Cunningham 20 dollars for intoxication in a motor vehicle. Rene F. Larochelle 20 dollars for no glasses. Lyle W. Dunston 20 dollars for failure to yield. Becky Stilphen 25 dollars for no license. Robert P. Richardson 150 dollars and 30 days license loss for driving under influence. Andre Desrochers 20 dollars for license violation and squealing tires.
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Nicholas W. Danton
10Th District Court
Saco
Myles E. Watson
Fogg St
Biddeford
Frederick Rumery
Old Orchard Beach
Timothy A. Clark
Wells
Douglas D. Moors
Maxine G. Aitten
James D. Reed
Auburn
John W. Mulkern
Blue Haven Mobile Home Park
Raymond Strew Jr
Chesley B. Martin
Armand Cunningham
Cleaves St
Pierson Lane
Boston Church Sermons Decry Bombing Policy
Christmas preachers in the Boston area condemn ongoing war and urge peace. Archbishop Medeiros and Bishop Burgess urge deeper action against poverty and social ills while noting wartime violence clashes with Christian ideals.
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Boston
Humberto S. Medeiros
Cohasset
Episcopal
John M. Burgess
St. Paul's Cathedral
Burgess
Jamaica Plain
Vietnam
William L. George
S.J
Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church
Christ
Donald A. Williams
United Parish of
Brookline
Lord
Teen Crashes Gate Into West Germany
An 18 year old East German electrician rammed three border barriers on the Berlin Hof autobahn to flee into West Germany during predawn fog and Christmas traffic, prompting a police chase after crossing into the west. He cited personal and political motives for the escape.
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Hof
Germany
East Germany
Berlin-Hof
West Germany
Ottawa Capital City Rank Is Fifth in Canada
Ottawa, the national capital of Canada, is described as the country's fifth largest city in population and size according to regional comparisons. The note highlights its political status and national prominence within Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Busy Weekend for Kennebunkport Police
Kennebunkport police logged a busy weekend with multiple incidents. A 17 year old from Langsford Road Cape Porpoise lost control on an icy Old Cape Road causing $250 damage to his vehicle with no injuries. A 21 year old from Glastonbury Conn swerved to evade another car on Wildes District Road and hit a utility pole causing $1 000 vehicle damage and $200 pole damage and a bloody nose. A separate crash on Beachwood Avenue Christmas morning involved an 18 year old from Hills Beach Biddeford whose car slammed into a guard rail and ended in the icy river. he and his dog were uninjured. Garnache will appear in court for failure to report the accident. A break at the George Gifford summer residence on Fishers Lane is under investigation with nothing confirmed stolen. Early this morning a 1962 Oldsmobile sedan was reported stolen from the Wildes District Road driveway.
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Kennebunkport
Sherman Bonney
Gary D. Eaton
Langsford Road
Cape Porpoise
Old Cape Road
Lorean C. Potter
Glastonbury
Conn
Wildes District Road
Beachwood Avenue
Steven A. Garnache
Hills Beach
Biddeford
Hutchins School
Garnache
Bonney
Batson
Howard Wildes
Wiles District Road
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Sharon
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